[usconservative]

This is a very thorny issue, but if there is anything that I am certain of it is that none (not one) of our founding fathers believed that public officials and public employees are empowered by the First Amendment to write their own job descriptions. They believed that public officials/employees are public servants and are obliged to perform the functions that they are retained to perform.

Show me where the founding fathers made such statements in writing. You can search the Constitution, Federalist Papers, or any writings of the founding fathers to make your case.

I will remind you though, that this country was founded on FREEDOM OF RELIGION, and the practice thereof. That is absolutely clear, an irrefutable. They place no limits anywhere on the practice of one's religion.

The limit is on the GOVERNMENT to prevent it from infringing on, interfering with, or endorsing one religion over another.

[Lurking Libertarian]

I will remind you though, that this country was founded on FREEDOM OF RELIGION, and the practice thereof. That is absolutely clear, an irrefutable. They place no limits anywhere on the practice of one's religion.

Can a Quaker County Clerk refuse to issue gun licenses?

Can a Mormon County Clerk refuse to issue a business license to Starbucks?

Can a Catholic County Clerk refuse to issue a marriage license to someone who is divorced?

[Tau Food]

Our founding fathers believed in the rule of law. None of them thought that you could do whatever you wanted to and then blame it on your religion. None of them!

BTW, when you get a little deeper into all this, you're going to learn that the 1st Amendment was not part of our original Constitution. In fact, you're going to learn that that's why the call it an "amendment." ;-)